Last month in Pakistan was eventful; I suppose this would be an understatement. It was beyond expectations for many who don’t watch the news lines very closely or follow the factors emerging around the news. When Admiral Mullen let the…
Source/Credit: Newsline Magazine | Author: Shaheen Buneri After three years of bloodshed and destruction by Taliban militants in Swat Valley, the Pakistan Army, understanding that more than force was needed to defeat extremists, held a conference on de-radicalisation. In the…
I am writing this blog post as a response to Danyal Noorani’s op-ed in Express Tribune titled “Yes, Muslims kill Muslims.” Firstly, I want to say that I totally respect authors emotions and outrage against those who carry out such…
Editors Note: Following is the translation of a leaflet allegedly distributed by Taliban. The text of the leaflet was in Urdu language. A scan of the leaflet is also uploaded with this post. In the name of God, the merciful…
The end game in Afghanistan looks a bit more embarrassing for the allied forces in Afghanistan after report published recently in the New York Times that the “most senior figure” engaged in talks with Afghans and American was not Mullah Mansur, the highest ranking Taliban after Mullah Muhammad Omar but an imposter!
Part 1: Religious Confusion While I am blindly keying in the words into my computer, a part of me is well aware of the implications of writing such an article. I also understand that I may be or perhaps will…
All of my readers must have been thinking that why I am not writing anything in these crucial times, especial when so many things like Nizam-e-Adal , occupation of Buner, Dir had happened. Few of my friends even thought that…
Tonight, about 8 PM local time, Islamabad was rocked with the worst suicide attack ever in the history of Pakistan. This attack was carried outside Marriott Hotel Islamabad. It is being said that about 1000 KG explosive material was used…